Certainly. I have received a PCN in the post for stopping on a road side in the City of London where it was loading only. My 'offence' was apparently recorded by CCTV and the PCN issued through the post but I never left the car and the engine was always running. I have already disputed the PCN stating that I was not parked and did not leave my car but the City of London have rejected my appeal stating I do not need to leave the car to be parked. So I would like to know if I can be considered as parked if I have only pulled over the side of the road.

Customer:replied 5 years ago.

Certainly. I have recieved a PCN in the post for stopping in the road side in a loading only area in the City of London (Smithfield Market). My alleged offence was recorded by CCTV and as I say issued not directly to me but via the post. I have already disputed the PCN stating that I was not parked since I had not left the vehicle. The City rejected my claim saying that I do not need to leave the vehicle to be considered as parked but but I am not happy with this. If my engine was still running and I never left the vehicle am I parked?

If your engine is running then you are still in control of the car and would not be parked.

The only way that I can think of that this could be support is to get the mobile phone bill of the person who phoned you. It won't show on your own bill if its an incoming call but if you can show that a person did call your number at that time that would support what you are saying and you would probably get over the factual challenge.

OK, I think I can make this argument. Do you know if there is a reference that I can quote that qualifies the statement made above? On the issue of the engine running surely it would be for them to prove it was not? They only have remote CCTV footage so I will put the onnous on them to argue this. Thanks for the help thus far.

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